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Veronica Escobar: “Nothing happening on Fort Bliss would have impacted the El…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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LIVE | El Paso Rep Veronica Escobar Speaks About FAA Reopening Airport Airspace in Texas | N18G

Published | Video Starts at 31:29

I think those departments need to respond to the public, and I would encourage them to respond to the public. I want to emphasize that this was an FAA decision, but what I can say is that Nothing happening on Fort Bliss would have impacted the El Paso airport or its operations. Following up on that, I have a feeling we'll be talking about this for a minute. Transportation. Transportation Secretary said this was because of a drone incursion from Mexico. (31:29–31:39)

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Asserts that activities at Fort Bliss did not affect El Paso airport operations.

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